Celestron 94305 Two-inch Eyepiece and Filter Kit
- Three E-Lux 2" Eyepieces - 3-element fully multicoated optical design with a 56°apparent field of view (40mm has 50° ) Comes with 26mm, 32mm and 40mm focal lengths.
- 2" Barlow Lens - 2x A Barlow lens doubles the magnifying power of your eyepiece by doubling its effective focal length. The E-Lux 2x Barlow is fully multicoated and gives you a total of six power combinations.
- Five Colored Eyepiece (Lunar & Planetary) Filters - 2", Included are Kodak Wratten #12 (deep yellow), #21 (orange), #25 (red), #58 (green), and #80A (blue). These filters will greatly enhance your enjoyment of our solar system.
- 2" Mirror Diagonal - This high quality 90-degree multicoated mirror diagonal allows you to take advantage of the wider field of view provided by 2" eyepieces. It fits all rear cells of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes and includes an adapter to use with refractor telescopes.
- The Aluminum Carrying Case is sturdy and well-built and holds all of the included items in the die-cut foam interior.
Product Description
Increase your enjoyment of the universe with this complete accessory kit designed for 2" eyepiece systems. Everything you need in one convenient carry caseAmazon.com Product Description
If you've got a telescope or spotting scope equipped with a two-inch focuser, you will want to consider adding the Celestron 94305 Two-inch Eyepiece and Filter Kit. Featuring several of Celestron's high-quality accessories, this kit can be used with virtually any telescope or spotting scopes, regardless of the manufacturer, with a two-inch focuser. Included in the kit are: Three E-Lux two-inch eyepieces, featuring a three-element, fully multicoated optical design with a 56-degree apparent field of view (the 40mm has a 50-degree field of view), in 26mm, 32mm, and 40mm focal lengths. One two-inch Barlow 2x lens. This fully multicoated lens doubles the magnifying power of your eyepiece by doubling its effective focal length and gives you a total of six power com... More >>
These opened up a whole new world. I bought both the 1.25 and this 2 inch kit and find myself using this kit almost all of the time. The eyepieces are well made and the case is a tank! There could have been more room left in it for other small accessories but then it would be bigger.
I very much value this kit. Good filters, very good eyepieces and a solid case. Ohh the things I’ve seen with this. It’s almost like a bought a new telescope! My CPC8 got a new life.
Rating: 5 / 5
We got both the two inch kit and the 1-1/4 inch kit just over a year ago and have used the lenses from both sets a couple of times. We have a 9.25″ Celestron SCT and I love the wide field of view that you get with the two inch lenses that come with the kit. Even though the 1-1/4 inch kit comes with higher power lenses, I will probably buy some more Celestron higher power lenses with 2″ diameters – for our casual use (a couple of times a year), the quality vs. price for these lenses is excellent.
Rating: 5 / 5
I got an Orion SkyQuest 8″ Dobsonian telescope for Christmas 2007 from my in-laws (thank you so much!!!) I have always wanted to get into amateur astronomy but never took the plunge. So now I have a nice telescope, and it came with a 25mm and a 10mm 1.25″ eyepiece. I wanted to add some more EPs so after some searching I came across this 2″ set from Celestron. I had wanted to try a 2″ EP so I bought this set. After a week of use, here are my findings:
First impressions: These things are HUGE. I mean holding one of these EPs is like holding a can of soda. They are not only big, but heavy. I wondered if I would have a balancing problem on the scope (I didn’t, even with barlow & EP combination). The case is OK, the EPs look great and come with top & bottom covers. The barlow has a bottom lens cover and a 2″ – 1.25″ adapter with a plug to keep out dust. The filters come in a case too. I was very pleased with the kit so far. The only disappointing thing was that two of the EPs had their rubber light shields (eye cups, or whatever you call those things) crushed by the cap. They were all wrinkley and looked pretty awful. The third EP didn’t have this defect, but it was shorter (the 26mm EP) so maybe the case crushed the cap down on the light shields… the EPs as I said are big, and the case top has to be pushed down to close. I have tried to call Celestron to see if I can get replacement light shields, but so far they have not responded to my email or answered the phone when I call. It doesn’t affect the performance of the EPs but it looks bad.
Performance: The view through these EPs is fantastic. Way more visibility than the 1.25″ EPs. I can watch Saturn for a long time before I have to reposition the scope; in the 1.25″ EPs it was gone in a matter of seconds. Orion nebula never looked bigger or better. With the 2″ – 1.25″ adapter, I can use the 2″ barlow with my 1.25″ EPs. Images in the 2″ EPs were sharp and bright.
Recommendation: If you want expansive, wide views, and your scope can take a 2″ EP, this kit is a very economical choice that provides great results.
Rating: 4 / 5